Reservoir for ranges.



C. W. NYE. RESERVOIR roIIIIANGes. APPLICATION FILED APR. I9, ma. v 1,300,456. Patented Apr. 15,1919.

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i 1"5 'is ktd provide i rIINITED STATES OHARLES W. OE IIINNEAEOLIs, IIINNESOTA, AssIeNon TOTIIE MINNESOTA gcomrnNv, A CORPORATION or MINNESOTA. e

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v Applicationfnea'aprn'ia,1921s. sum1 Nok'azasis( W K To all'whom it may concern.' Y I with said .bulged portion of theJ rangeb'ody. Be it known that I, CHARLES W. NYE, TheY Occurrence of'air pocketsbe'tween'the a citizen of the United States :residing at walls is vthus prevented. A slight bulgingY Minneapolis, `in the county vof IIennepin'and of theV sheet metal wall of thebodyis suf- 5 State 'of Minnesota, have invented certain ficientfvto 'accomplish` thisv result [and vthe 55 new and useful Improvements in Reservoirs appearance of the range'is vnot in 'any way Vfor Ranges, of which the'ollowing is a impaired when the reservoir *is removed. 'l

specification. y l The ull objects andadvantages of myill'-` Y My invention; relates to reservoirs for vent-ion'willappear in connection withthe 1"'0 vranges .and has for its Object 'to provide detailed description "thereof andareparticu- 6:0 means for attaching a reservoir tol arange Ilarlypointed out in thefclaimsg* "y 'in such ,mannerthat the watenin the reser- In the accompanying* drawings, which `voir may-be quickly heated by the heat comillustrate''my invention, Y l 'f f municated from the range. ,Anotherjobjeot Figure 1 iis -a vi wY in? perspective of fa an attachment "of this kind portion of arange'lhaving a-reservoir'a't- 65 which does not 'necessitate' any material tached thereto. Fig. 2'j-is 'ai side view ofthe change in the customary sheetmetal wall 'reservoir as it appears when not lattaohed'to of the range Aand which is, economical in its the range;Y Fig. 3 is a view in Iverticalfse'c- 'manufacture.j Another object is the protionf'on the line-'of Fig'. 1. vFigj-'llis V20 vision' of means whereby thereservoir may an enlarged sectional view showing Lthe'man- -7f0 be veasily and quickly attached tothe range 'ner of securingthe' bottom of'thefrese'rvoir I' demChe-'thfeflfmfs ,desi'dnOthI ,tothe range. VFign is al facej View of-'tljie Objectis the provision of a Construction barvvhchuse showing yhow it is attached 'whereby the attractive appearanoeiof the to 'thefrang'ei ".Fig@l Gis avi'ewfof a Inodilied 725 range4 s not vlessened when itfis desired to YI'ornrof ban Referring'to thedravvngs'infw) Yusethe range, with, the IQSBI'V'OI' 'eivd. i whichfthe': same 'part throughout theY several `I accomplish thek objects of my' invenvievvsis designated by thel saine(nuIne1'na`l','-'' tion by securin the .reservoir to the, range 10designates`thebody oja rangeihaving so that one of t Ve sheet metal walls ,ofthek the end wall 1270i the customary sheetmetal i 30 'reservoir willbe ,directly in contact' with of Lwhich the walls ofxtherang are @011.180y i fone of theA customary sheet metal Yrtfallspf fstructed. 13,designatesareservoirfor'heatf lthe outsidebodyV ot the 'rangerand provide .ing water,` and; this reservoir l'is mardev ofV means for maintaining.. an'intlmate 'contact sheet 'metal andzhas a bottom designated by between these'two walsso .that there may the@character. Hand a wall'il rde'signed'to'Y i i735 beno 'air' spaces or pockets betweenthem.Y contact with.l the wallfl'ofthefbody ofthe 85l The result of Vthis construction is that the range. Inorder thatthis reservoir may be heat VJrom the kcombustion fiues 1s readily attached toI the range l[or y detached there'- 'transmitted throughlthe two comparatively Y -from asfdesir'ed', thel following'v'oonstruction thin sheet metal vvalls. to Vqulckly yheat 'the 'is `provided.. 4"Ihe' top iiange of vthey lrange Y 4b water in the reservoir. yIniorder to secure is formed A.with two" openings `lijwithin Y'90 ,Y

vthis intimate contact/of vthe `two walls,I which are adaptedtofbehookedftwo*curved V:provide means 'pt o. applyfoutward Ypressure lugsfQOeXtending from the'top l*of lthe resen fupon thereservoir. contacting portion ofthe voir.` To:accommodateftheselugsfthe,wall. I wall of the'range ator' near its central point. 16.is turned inwardlyV at'gQQ-fandcupwardly Y VVV '45 In this way an outwardly'bulged portion latQlktolforin a'rrecess 26.?"Thetopmeniber595 v'of the wall lof Vtherange body is provided 'of lthe reservoir designated'by theoharacter and the reservoir is `secured in place upon IQS'is securedto a""flan"ge*nfthe portion'24. ythe 'range in such mannenthat:` theccon- .andthe `l'ug'gs 20 extend'Vi'rjo'inlthe top memtinuous wall of the reservoir is placed [unber down into thejrecessin Asuch manner I "Siedler tension and iorced intointimateieentact *that they may f be' reaeiiy hooked intotheio@ holes 18 to support the reservoir.y Itis obvious that this construction yprovides a hinged connection for the reservoir and that whenthehookshave ,been-placed in-.the holes- 5 and .the '.reserv'oiilfalllowed;tosvwing downwardly, it will besecurely locked at the top in place on the range. T hewall 16 of g about anl intimate The means for bringi scribed. A member havin V a horizontal bar" portien30ard2-a verti'calar portion is' secured'to the inside of thebodywall.- The.

bar 32 extends upwardly from themiddle of fthe .bar- 30 fand-the two vare preferably cast .integrally.- y'.lheQibar v.32, isslightly f Y leeuw-ed.; asbest showen Fia andfb may f bei.stijengtllened.x by anintegral rib-34` fThe lbar 30gwhichhas; adiatl portion forl contacting with thebodylwall .isf :secured thereto at aboutotliebottomilinethe-greservoir iby .bolts-36 passing through its Jends `and through thejl-body wall Y It isobvious, thereforegpthatthe entire,v periphery of fthe rsreser-v voir contacting Jsurfaceoivfthebody wall Ais held 'in place 1in.,a commen plane-',Jand` if outward pressure befappliedator .near the centenloffthissnrfaceiitg*will be bulgedg outwardly or ...curved inf-,all directions with- `the l.eilrvature and' extending from y thlfieiphely 0f/313116 ieselfver son-Meting ,gortienoftthe body walll .In'corder .to produe' bulging, the.ffoi'gln ofY invention Eig k3,- `the, har 32 Iis fcurved and the center of this-.barns somewhat 1 out of falinement withftlief'ends and.` will. exert ,pressure .-npon 'the- 'bodyzwall.. ali'fefrange, to bulge -thef same,v outwardly. .The r'eser'y'oir .hasanotched :40: secured A to .its bottom,

.when it is fdesir'efd to --attak'zh lthe'. reserfigoir the curved .lugs 2G-fare i inserted in the holeslS .the '.l'eservoiry 'allowed ltofswing downvvardilly;Av4 so that its wall `1 6 comes l into :rzcontactlwith-sthebody vs'rall =.12.y A, screw- -.threadied'. lboltV .is irnsertedf inV the notch'v of 'Y Y meservoinintointimate eontact'with-thebody Wall@ thermale@ a Y im i Imi-,he form'fofinye'ntion. showdimFig. -gqins'tead vo'irnakingfthellnai 3 2with ka curved aceft is-fstraight, and therefore .in 1 this l .designatehebar 'by to therange the two engaged walls thereof contact of these two walls will"nowb`e* de"-l infection uwith.the adjacent .holefin fthefbody,

ther character with this forni of bar, I provide the central portion thereof with a lug 48. It is evident that this lugwill exert pressure upon the Y body VAwall. andproduce thev sameebulgino- Veffect", thereon; as 'is Vproduced ybythe" curved bar32. Y The operation and advantages of my in# vent'ioi'rfwillbeapparent from? tlifeforegoing description-. 'Wiehl-file reservoir is attached are" maintained in intimate contact7 and this is accomplished without making any radical changes-iii? either the reservoir (inthe-grange. Such-` additional-construction as necessary is` Vsi'n'fipl'y and cheaply manufactured and easy to apply. In case it. is lnot desired `to the'reservoir,y this may left loff andthe range gdoes noti .have .its ornamental, .appearance diminished. Under this cond-ition an ornamentaledi-sk may. be V l-iseifor A'closing the hole thewall yof .the rbody,leading to the hole 4 6 ingthefbarO. a .y

Iclaim:k V1. Afreservoiriattaohmentforman escompri-sing ay bar adaptedto besecure tothe inside of a wall, of Athe V(ranges and y,means associatedwith Vv said b an .whereby the .reservoir contactingportionofgsaid (wall willbe bulgedoutwardlygh c A1 reservoir attachmentfOr ranges. comey 279.5 prsing means 4for g attaching'-la .reservir to a :range with. afwal-l .ofthereservoir .inf cen.- ,tactwith a wall `of the` ran e, and vmeans engaging ,a vrestricted areaf o thereservoir contacting.portion-of thee'wall'of the range .tofffeus'e' @11W-e111Q bul-gineottheeeme; .Y 1A;reservorfattachmcnt for Tan-ges Gom- ,prising means lfadaptedstobe secured to the inside of' a lwall-of tlie range .for V.bulging portion thereoffoutwardlyfand-means for ,105 securingza reservoir-Ato; thefrangeewith 'oneL i of1its walls'in contact' with saidbulged por- Y ,if/i911. f .Y g i. fn:VV *l 4.1,Aireservoir.attachment'for ranges com :prisingfmeans forg'forcing. one; of thewalls of Athe range outwardly in-to ak shallow cup- .Vlfike form,- and .gmeans for securing a` `reser- V,voir vto :the range with one of its .walls ten sionedjover'saidcuplike wall, .4 .5; reservoir; attachmentforfranges lcoinprisingl a :member 4adaptedTtoj be, secured to f ion 1th@ inside' of .a m11@Qfftherange-said nimm# berhavinga horizontalgba'r portion and .[a :vertical ban portion.egctendinggupwardly from said, horizontal'. portion, thelatter, poi#` ,120 tion being vsecured 'to ..thefwall of the range I`atabout the bottomrlin'e ofthe reservoirfand .the vertical :portion ...being secured'to `.the wall of therange near the v.top f .there.of, and .means on said) verticalportiontocause outward bulging ,of the .reservoir contacting -RQrtiQnaof theiiallfthefmhge; 6. "reservoirattachment for ranges comyprising.a reservoir"'havin 1cur'ved lu'gsLeX- i tending outwardlyyfrom .Y

engagement with holes in the top flange of the range, means for forcing the reservoir contacting portion of the range wall into outwardly bulging position, a notched lug secured to the bottom of the reservoir, and a screwithreaded bolt extending through the notch in said. lug with the screw threads en- Copies of this patent may be obtained `for #ve cents each, by addressing the is tensioned over said In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my f signature.

Washington, D. 0.

CHARLES W. NYE. l

Commissioner-'of Patents, Y

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